Punxsutawney Phil



How much would a woodchuck suck if a woodchuck lost all his luck ?
Phil didn't have an answer to this diddy
Accounting for his life as a woodchuck
On second day of February he'll have one ready

Punxsutawney Phil was resting steadily
When he was pulled from hibernation
Climate change had him thinking already
If his shadow casts an El Niño prediction

Long winter or early spring
Meteorologist don't depend on a rodent
But Groundhog Day is a traditional thing
In Punxsutawney it is really important

If Phil predicts an early spring he'll have a reason
In Pennsylvania billions of cicadas will be emerging
It'll be a wonderfully early season
Every lucky groundhog will be feasting

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Written on January 27, 2024

Submitted on January 27, 2024

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Scheme ABAB BCBC DEDE CDCD
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 682
Words 120
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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